I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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cup
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He rose choreographically and refilled his cup for the third time.
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I dipped the glass ladle into the big bowl and refilled my cup .
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The coroner turned away to refill his wine cup .
glass
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He motioned to the barman to refill their glasses , a feeling of satisfaction running through him.
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Dunne motioned to the bartender, who refilled their glasses again.
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He smiled and sipped his drink, glancing across at the phone as he refilled his glass .
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Stunned, he watched Litchfield refill the glass , then calmly raise his own.
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Now he leaned down and carefully refilled his glass .
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Vassily laughed and refilled my glass .
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I hope she's worth all the expenses, he thought, as be refilled her glass .
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The busboy rushes to refill my water glass after every sip.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Can I refill anyone's glass?
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If you bring your empty bottles back to the store, we can refill them.
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The tank was emptied, cleaned, and refilled with fresh water.
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The waiter refilled our wine glasses.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Drain the peel, refill the pot and boil the peel for 20 minutes more.
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Felicia slides her glass forward and he refills it with grape juice.
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He motioned to the barman to refill their glasses, a feeling of satisfaction running through him.
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I refill her teacup once, twice.
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Now he leaned down and carefully refilled his glass.
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Perhaps nothing makes a swimming-pool owner feel more guilty than having to drain and refill the pool.
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The Colonel gestured to me: I was to refill the glasses.
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They were together in the big cupboard behind the staff room, refilling the sugar bowls.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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refills for an ink pen
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A cup of coffee is $1.20, refills are free.
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A large soda is $1.50. Refills are free.
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a prescription refill
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He took a boat-shaped piece of pastry filled with crab and proffered his glass for a refill .
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My wineglass was empty and she was bringing me a refill with unheard-of good grace.
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Richard gets a second refill on his coffee.
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She spooned more sugar into her empty coffee cup and motioned to the waitress for a refill .
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The number of patients granted refills at their pharmacies is unrecorded.